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A DRIVE TO LEAD When you think of Grappone, you may think of the auto dealer in Bow where you can purchase your next Ford, Honda, Mazda, Hyundai or Toyota vehicle. But if you look underneath the hood, you see the person who keeps the engine running is Amanda Grappone Osmer. As a fourth generation owner and operator, she’s leading Grappone Automotive with clear principles of integrity, kindness and respect, which ripple out into our communities.
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deep both personally and professionally. “NHPBS is just about the only thing I watch. I have a subscription to NHPBS Passport, so I watch a lot online no matter where I am,” says Amanda. “One of my favorite things is finding a new show when I’m traveling for work. It makes the hours in a hotel room much more enjoyable. My personal favorites are anything with a British accent, mysteries and Curious George — love that little monkey.”
Amanda also served on the New Hampshire PBS Board of Directors from 2016 to 2019. “I like to “Grappone’s mission is simple: to build lifelong relationships with our team members, guests and serve on boards of organizations that make New community,” says Amanda. “One of the best ways Hampshire a better, healthier and more creative place. NHPBS checked all the boxes, plus you we know how to build lifelong relationships is get photo ops with world famous friends like by supporting those groups and individuals who Bert and Ernie.” keep the community humming.” With Amanda in the driver’s seat, Grappone is supporting a wide array of projects in the Granite State, including land conservation, early childhood education, combating homelessness, resurrecting Main Street in Concord and renovating the iconic Colonial Theater in Laconia. New Hampshire PBS also appears on the list of beneficiaries of Grappone’s philanthropy. “I believe that NHPBS does a terrific job of telling New Hampshire’s story as well as bringing us high quality programming from around the world. I always feel smarter after spending some quality time with NHPBS,” says Amanda. The feeling is mutual. “Building a relationship with a company that believes in the educational mission of New Hampshire PBS is a win-win partnership,” says Bryn Burns, NHPBS Manager of Corporate Support & Community Relations. “We can take Grappone’s organizational philosophy and match it to what we are doing on-air and with our online community outreach events.” Amanda’s love for New Hampshire PBS runs
The impact that Amanda is making in our local neighborhoods and on the national stage is being celebrated. She was awarded the 2020 Robert Frost Contemporary American Award for her leadership in business as well as her volunteer and philanthropic work. She was also recently invited to join the Ford Motor Company’s prestigious Global Dealer Roundtable. We know that Amanda’s legacy and business philosophy will continue to drive the success of communities in the Granite State. As for why her organization supports New Hampshire PBS, Amanda explains, “It is my hope that when people see that Grappone supports the work of NHPBS, they will realize that we also love and trust the station in all its forms: on-air, online, in classrooms and in the community. It is rewarding when we are able to serve fans of NHPBS. We know we’re in good company!” To learn more about how your company can partner with New Hampshire PBS, contact NHPBS Manager of Corporate Support & Community Relations Bryn Burns at bburns@nhpbs.org.
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NHPBS PRIMETIME PICKS
American Masters: Amy Tan MON May 3 | 9 PM
Asian Americans THU May 13 | 9 PM
Life at the Waterhole WED May 19 | 8 PM
Explore the life of author of The Joy Luck Club in this intimate portrait. Archival imagery, home movies, photographs, animation and original interviews create a vivid, colorful journey through Tan’s inspiring life and career.
See how new immigrants from China, India, Japan, the Philippines and beyond, despite anti-Asian laws, still manage to build railroads, dazzle on the silver screen and take their fight for equality to the U.S.
Explore the drama as African wildlife flock to a man-made waterhole rigged with cameras. Uncover the complex dynamics of the waterhole as warthogs, giraffes, monkeys and big cats all jostle for position across the extremes of three seasons.
Inside the MET FRI May 21 | 9 PM
Remembering Vietnam: The Telling Project THU May 27 | 8 PM
National Memorial Day Concert SUN May 30 | 8 PM
Watch as the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 150th birthday is upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the art institution to close its doors for the first time in history, while facing financial losses and a battle to protect artistic treasures.
Go behind the scenes as national performing arts organization The Telling Project works with Minnesota veterans of the Vietnam War and armed conflict in Laos to create a play in which veterans share their stories.
Tune in to the 32nd annual broadcast of America’s national night of remembrance. This award-winning television event honors the military service and sacrifice of all our men and women in uniform, their families and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
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WILD PONIES OF CHINCOTEAGUE THU May 13 | 8 PM NHPBS Follow the annual Chincoteague wild pony swim and auction as well as one teenager’s journey to buy her first foal. Sabrina Dobbins, a teenager who has struggled with depression, is attending the auction this year to find a pony to help with her recovery.
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HAYAO MIYAZAKI: 10 YEARS WITH THE MASTER SAT MAY 1|4 PM NHPBS EXPLORE Learn more about the genius of Japan’s foremost living film director. Hayao Miyazaki is the creator of some of the world’s most iconic and enduring anime feature films, including Howl’s Moving Castle and Ponyo.
ENCHANTED HILLS: LEGACY OF AN ART COLONY
SAMANTHA BROWN’S PLACES TO LOVE FRI May 7 |5:30 PM NH CREATE Samantha takes viewers on a discovery of the emotional heart of travel, highlighting the people who are changing, challenging and strengthening a destination. Samantha seeks out the little-known spots and haunts where innovators and disrupters are creating a brand-new travel experience.
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BACK TO BOLIVIA THU May 6 |9 PM NHPBS
FILMS BYKIDS MON May 10 | 9 PM NH WORLD FILMS BYKIDS is a series that pairs accomplished filmmakers with teenagers from around the world to create compact and compelling personal documentaries. These film shorts educate and encourage understanding about universal issues through the lens of intimate, firsthand storytelling.
DONKEY HODIE MON May 3 | 4 PM NH PBS KIDS
OF STONE, WOOD & GLASS: ALNOBA SAT May 15 | 10 PM NHPBS EXPLORE
The imaginative puppet series follows the adventures of Donkey Hodie, the granddaughter of the original Donkey Hodie character (now known as “Grampy Hodie”), a puppet who appeared in the beloved classic children’s show MISTER ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD from 1968-1993.
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MAY 2021 PROGRAM SCHEDULE 6:30 PM Sat. 5/1 Sun. 5/2 Mon. 5/3 Tue. 5/4
Thu. 5/6 Fri. 5/7
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
Hearts of Glass
My Grandparents' War
Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece
World On Fire On Masterpiece**
Breaking Big
Finding Your Roots
Rise of the Nazis
Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece
World On Fire On Masterpiece**
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
Antiques Roadshow
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
Finding Your Roots
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Wed. 5/5
American Masters** Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir Philly D.A.
Frontline**
Nova
Human: The World Within**
Back to Bolivia: A Lifetime Later
Roadtrip Nation: A Single Mom's Story**
Windows to the Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change Wild The World
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
PBS NewsHour* Beat The Press
Basic Black
Enchanted Hills: Legacy of An Art Colony W1A
Open Studio with Jared Bowen
Great Performances**
Sat. 5/8
Weekends with Yankee
Back to Bolivia: A Lifetime Later
Rise of the Nazis
Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece
World On Fire On Masterpiece**
Sun. 5/9
Independent Lens*
Fine Line: A Woman's Place Is in the Kitchen
Rise of the Nazis
Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece
World On Fire On Masterpiece**
Mon. 5/10 Tue. 5/11 Wed. 5/12 Thu. 5/13 Fri. 5/14
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
Antiques Roadshow
Antiques Roadshow
P.O.V.** Through The Night
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Philly D.A.
Frontline**
Nova
Human: The World Within**
Asian Americans
Asian Americans**
Great Performances
We Are Family: Songs of Hope and Unity**
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Windows to the Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change Wild The World
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
PBS NewsHour* Beat The Press
Basic Black
The Wild Ponies of Chincoteague W1A
Open Studio with Jared Bowen
Sat. 5/15
Weekends with Yankee
Enchanted Hills: Legacy of An Art Colony
Rise of the Nazis
Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece
World On Fire On Masterpiece**
Sun. 5/16
To Dine for with Kate Sullivan
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Rise of the Nazis
Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece
World On Fire On Masterpiece**
Mon. 5/17 Tue. 5/18 Wed. 5/19 Thu. 5/20 Fri. 5/21
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
Antiques Roadshow
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Philly D.A.
Frontline**
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Windows to the Wild
Life at the Waterhole
Nova
Human: The World Within**
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
People's Forest: The Story of the White Mountain National Forest
Asian Americans
Asian Americans**
PBS NewsHour* Beat The Press
Basic Black
Inside The Met
Inside The Met**
Rise of the Nazis
Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece
World On Fire On Masterpiece**
Queen at War
Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece
The Windermere Children: In Their Own Words**
Weekends with Yankee
Sat. 5/22
Lucy Worsley's Royal Palace Secrets
The Chinese Exclusion Act: American Experience*
Sun. 5/23 Mon. 5/24 Tue. 5/25 Wed. 5/26 Thu. 5/27 Fri. 5/28
Sun. 5/30 Mon. 5/31
W1A
American Experience** Billy Graham
Open Studio with Jared Bowen
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Rick Steves' Europe
Antiques Roadshow
Antiques Roadshow
Independent Lens**
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Say His Name: Five Days for George Floyd
Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Philly D.A.
Frontline**
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Windows to the Wild
Life at the Waterhole
Nova
Human: The World Within**
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
Roads to Recovery
Remembering Vietnam: The Telling Project
Asian Americans
Mr. Tornado: American Experience**
PBS NewsHour* Beat The Press
Basic Black
Inside The Met
One Voice: The Songs We Share
Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece
The Windermere Children: In Their Own Words**
Granite State Challenge
Sat. 5/29
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7:00 PM
Weekends with Yankee
W1A
Open Studio with Jared Bowen
Lucy Worsley's Royal Photo Album
Queen at War
Independent Lens
National Memorial Day Concert
PBS NewsHour* Greater Boston
A Living Memorial The NH State Veterans Cemetery
Antiques Roadshow
National Memorial Day Concert** Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten**
Please Note: Programs on NHPBS begin before 6:30 PM when marked *. Programs end at 10:30 PM unless marked ** This program schedule is subject to change. Go to nhpbs.org/schedule for the most up-to-date listing of programs.
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MAY 2021 PROGRAM SCHEDULE 6:30 PM Sat. 5/1
7:00 PM
The Lawrence Welk Show*
7:30 PM
Finding Your Roots
8:00 PM
9:00 PM
Our Dementia Choir
Baseball*
Sun. 5/2
8:30 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
Our Dementia Choir
Lake Effect
International Jazz Day
Mon. 5/3
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Tue. 5/4
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
W1A
Wed. 5/5
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Frankie Drake Mysteries
Father Brown
Thou Shalt Not Kill**
Thu. 5/6
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Sense and Sensibility
The Musketeers
Poldark Season 4 On Masterpiece**
Cook's Country
PBS NewsHour
The Lawrence Welk Show*
Finding Your Roots
Fri. 5/7 Sat. 5/8
Midsomer Murders
Nova**
Washington Week
Agatha Christie's: Poirot Rise of the Nazis
Open Mind
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Ernie Pyle: Life in the Trenches
Frontline Roadtrip Nation: A Single Mom's Story
Baseball*
Sun. 5/9
Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece
American Masters** Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
Mon. 5/10
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Tue. 5/11
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
W1A
Wed. 5/12
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Frankie Drake Mysteries
Father Brown
Thou Shalt Not Kill**
Thu. 5/13
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
North and South
The Musketeers
Poldark Season 4 On Masterpiece**
Cook's Country
PBS NewsHour
The Lawrence Welk Show*
Nova
Fri. 5/14 Sat. 5/15 Sun. 5/16
Baseball* The Capital of Baseball
Midsomer Murders
Washington Week
Agatha Christie's: Poirot Rise of the Nazis
Open Mind
Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Frontline
Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Antiques Roadshow
Of Stone, Wood, and Glass: Alnoba
Asian Americans
Asian Americans
Nova**
Mon. 5/17
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Tue. 5/18
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
W1A
Wed. 5/19
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Frankie Drake Mysteries
Father Brown
Thou Shalt Not Kill**
Thu. 5/20
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
North and South
The Musketeers
Poldark Season 4 On Masterpiece**
Cook's Country
PBS NewsHour
The Lawrence Welk Show*
Life at the Waterhole
Fri. 5/21 Sat. 5/22
Baseball*
Sun. 5/23
Midsomer Murders
Washington Week
Agatha Christie's: Poirot Rise of the Nazis
Open Mind
Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
American Experience** Billy Graham
Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Antiques Roadshow
A Living Memorial The NH State Veterans Cemetery
Asian Americans
Asian Americans
Nova**
Mon. 5/24
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Tue. 5/25
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
W1A
Wed. 5/26
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Frankie Drake Mysteries
Father Brown
Thou Shalt Not Kill**
Thu. 5/27
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
North and South
The Musketeers
Poldark Season 4 On Masterpiece**
Cook's Country
PBS NewsHour
The Lawrence Welk Show*
Life at the Waterhole
Fri. 5/28 Sat. 5/29
Washington Week
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
PBS NewsHour
Agatha Christie's: Poirot Queen at War
Open Mind
Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Baseball*
Sun. 5/30 Mon. 5/31
Midsomer Murders
Atlantic Crossing On Masterpiece
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Antiques Roadshow
Asian Americans Midsomer Murders
Frontline Granite State Challenge
Mr. Tornado: American Experience Agatha Christie's: Poirot
Please Note: Programs on NHPBS Explore begin before 6:30 PM when marked *. Programs end at 10:30 PM unless marked ** This program schedule is subject to change. Go to nhpbs.org/schedule for the most up-to-date listing of programs.
Find up-to-date program information at nhpbs.org/schedule